Dealing with PTSD Nightmares: Any Tips?

Drinking more water.

trazodone to make me fall and stay asleep and prazosin to prevent nightmares! also medical marijuana

Meditate, marijuana (indica) edibles

I hate to be that person, but the only thing that has helped me so far is cannabis 👀 I’m not a social smoker, I just vape before bed and it helps me sleep more deeply and calmly about 70% of the time. I still get nightmares every now and then, but a lot less often. I also haven’t had any sleep paralysis since I started taking cannabis.

Im tired of drugs and this is what I do. Right before bed if I know I’m super stressed- my husband cuddles with me while doing breathing exercises, with dim lights, soft calming music playing, and if I want it’s a time to talk about what I was about to have nightmares about.

My psychiatrist prescribed prazosin for my nightmares and it worked amazing. Can make you dizzy if you don't drink enough water with it though since it is a blood thinner (but a much lower dose than what is used for that purpose). Doctors still don't know why it works and I think it's still considered experimental for treatment of PTSD, but it worked very well for me and I might go back on it soon since my nightmares have come back

My therapist helped me with “nightmare rescripting”. I’ve had nightmares since I was a child and this worked like magic! I would recommend this to anyone with the help of a therapist. ❤️